Suriya Varathan crowned new champion in X30 Senior class

Bangalore, 23 Nov 2o20: Coimbatore’s Suriya Varathan dethroned Nirmal Umashankar to become the new champion in the Senior Category of the X30 Class Meco-FMSCI National Karting Championship that concluded at Meco Kartopia, near Bagalur, on Sunday.

This is the first national championship to be successfully completed in the country, with all safety protocols followed, since the COVID 19 pandemic in March, an FMSCI press release said on Monday.

Suriya, who began the fifth and final round with 138 points, had to be satisfied with the third position in the Senior Category over Saturday and Sunday. But that was good enough to give him a totally tally of 161 points and the coveted championship.

Chennai’s Nirmal Umashankar put up a game fight but had to settle for the second position (142) after managing 31 points and a second place in the last round. Bangalore’s Rishon Rajeev was the winner of this round with three wins and one second place.

In the Junior Class, Ruhaan Alva had already clinched the National Championship in the earlier round. He put up another stellar show among the Juniors to take another win with utmost ease but a clash of karts saw him finish behind Rohan Madesh in one race before he asserted his supremeacy in the last race of the season winning by a mile. He will now move to Senior class next year.

Ruhaan and city mate Rohaan Madesh won two races apiece and finished second in two races this weekend to garner 37 points each.

Ruhaan Alva went home with an overall score of 184. Rohaan Madesh finished with 143.

In the Cadet Class, it was complete domination by Rohaan’s younger brother Ishaan Madesh, who delighted all  by annexing the Cadet championship. Ishaan won all the four races in the final round to pip Pune’s Sai Shiva Makesh who had given him a good fight all through the event. Bangalore’s Anshul Sai took the third place in the Championship.